Archive for July, 2011

Titanium exploitation threatening Mui Ne

July 31, 2011
Titanium exploitation threatening Mui Ne

LookAtVietnam – Binh Thuan provincial authorities have been warned that the massive titanium exploitation not only causes serious environmental pollution, but also causes very high risk of radioactivity. According to the Department of Geology and Minerals of Vietnam, the exploration has found out that the total useful heavy mineral resources in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau [...]

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Vietnamese develops new method to grow eucalyptus

July 31, 2011
Vietnamese develops new method to grow eucalyptus

LookAtVietnam – Cao Dinh Hung, a PhD University student in Australia, has been successful in developing a new method of using synthetic seeds to grow native eucalyptus and African mahogany trees, which are traditionally difficult to propagate from graft cuttings.   Mr. Cao Dinh Hung. Hung worked with Professor Stephen Trueman for three long years [...]

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Local firms keep attached to offshore investments

July 31, 2011
Local firms keep attached to offshore investments

LookAtVietnam – Despite credit tightening and challenges on the home and global markets, several Vietnamese companies have still managed to maintain work on their ongoing projects abroad. Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL), Saigon Invest Group (SGI), Tanimex and Saigontourist are among those on the list of Vietnamese companies committed to their investments in foreign markets [...]

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Pure nature in Moc Chau Plateau

July 31, 2011
Pure nature in Moc Chau Plateau

LookAtVietnam – Despite it is in summer or winter, and the days are foggy or full of sunshine, Moc Chau Plateau is always attractive with its dreamlike beauty. Located in Son La province, at a distance of 200 kilometers from Hanoi, Moc Chau Plateau is 1,050 meters above the sea level, with an area of [...]

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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 31/7

July 31, 2011

Ninh Thuan to host Sea Village Festival The Vietnam Sea Village Festival with the theme ‘Ninh Thuan – A Destination for Vietnamese Sea Culture’ will take place in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan from August 1-4. This was announced on July 21 at a press conference in Ninh Thuan held by the provincial [...]

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Honda Vietnam to build new motorbike plant 

July 31, 2011
Honda Vietnam to build new motorbike plant 

Vietnam is the world's fourth largest motorcycle market Honda Vietnam has announced plans to build a third motorcycle production plant and expand its annual production capacity by 500,000 units to supply the growing motorcycle market in the country. The new plant, with an expected investment of US$120 million, is scheduled to begin operations in the [...]

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Vietnam’s economic growth moderates amid inflation battle: ADB 

July 31, 2011
Vietnam’s economic growth moderates amid inflation battle: ADB 

Vietnam's growth has moderated as monetary and fiscal policies were tightened, ADB said Vietnam’s growth is expected to slow to 6.1 percent this year as authorities tighten monetary policies and cut government expenditures to bring inflation under control, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday. The economy expanded 5.7 percent in the second quarter of 2011, [...]

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My afternoon with Mr. Trung Trung Dinh 

July 31, 2011
My afternoon with Mr. Trung Trung Dinh 

Bruce Weigl (L, author of this article) and Trung Trung Dinh, a Vietnamese novelist. For the past twenty years, I’ve continued to translate Vietnamese poetry and introduce Vietnamese literature to my American college students. During that time, I’ve become aware of Mr. Trung Trung Dinh’s life – a highly regarded writer who is considered one [...]

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Filmmaking made easy 

July 31, 2011
Filmmaking made easy 

  American instructor found his calling after learning and failing as a producer and director Hollywood film instructor Dov Simens (in black suit), who admits that he is a mean, rude, and direct teacher, gave a lecture on filmmaking in HCMC from July 26-28 Hands on his hips, the grey-haired foreigner in a black suit [...]

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Police bust women trafficking ring in southern Vietnam 

July 31, 2011

  Police in the Mekong Delta province of Tay Ninh have busted a ring trafficking Vietnamese women to Malaysia, where they would be sold to local men as their wives.   According to police, they caught Phan Thuy Tuong Vy, 22, and Nguyen Ngoc Tri, 31, taking two young women to a flight to Malaysia [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...